BodyWorld (Signed First Edition)

Shaw, Dash

ISBN 10: 030737842X / ISBN 13: 9780307378422

Published by Pantheon, New York, 2010

New York: Pantheon [2010]. SIGNED first edition. First printing. Hardcover. New. A tight unread copy, opened only for author to SIGN on the title page, along with the date and an illustration in magic marker. The binding on the first page has creased and slightly started to break away. Common defect for this book, due to its vertical design. Shipped in well padded box. Originally serialized online, and revised for its print incarnation. Rave review, July 18, 2010, NY Times Sunday Book Review. Cool format, a vertical book, illustrated covers. Seller Inventory # Graphic-Novels-03

Synopsis:

From the astonishing imagination of Dash Shaw, visionary author of Bottomless Belly Button, comes a darkly fantastical graphic novel about a small town, a lowlife botanist, and a mysterious plant with strange powers.

It’s 2060, and a devastating civil war has left the country in shambles. Professor Paulie Panther–botanist, writer, and hopeless romantic–arrives in the experimental forest town of Boney Borough to research a strange plant growing behind the high school. As he conducts his research, he befriends some of the local residents: Miss Jem, the alluring science teacher; Billy Borg, Boney Borough’s star athlete; and Pearl Peach, the rebellious schoolgirl. Paulie soon discovers that the plant, when smoked, imparts telepathic powers. But when he shares this remarkable drug with his new friends, he finds that they’re not interested in mind-expansion. In fact, it appears that Paulie’s brash individualism might not be at all welcome in a town that prefers conformity to eccentricity.

Nominated for a 2009 Eisner Award and with a bold, innovative design, BodyWorld is a mind-blowing blend of science-fiction, classic high school drama, and futuristic what-if. It is at once funny and fearless–and sure to be the graphic novel event of the year.

About the Author: DASH SHAW grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and studied at the School of Visual Arts. A prolific cartoonist and animator, he is the author of the 2008 graphic novel Bottomless Belly Button. He lives in Brooklyn.

Bibliographic Details

Title: BodyWorld (Signed First Edition)
Publisher: Pantheon, New York
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition